Salt Lake Tribune, "Will Examine Stone for State Capitol"

II
FOR' STATE CAPITOL
Members of Commission Goj
to Inspect Deposits at
Low Pass.
Governor William Spry and the members of the state capital commission, accompanied by Dr. Fred .1. Pack, instructor of geology in the University of Utah,
and two stone experts left the city over
the Western Pacific last night for Low
pass to examine the marble and granite
deposits at that place.
The members of the commission ore
planning to make a scries -of trips about
the state to sec, the various stono deposits before deriding upon the stone for th<
new capitol building. There are a number of granite and marble quarries in the
southern part of the state, which the
members of the commission expect to
visit.
Dr. Pack Is an authority on stone formation and Mill doubtless give, some valuable advice concerning the strength and
durability of the various stones. The
stone ex|>erts will bring samples to Salt
Lake. These samples Will he tested and
reports made to the members of lhc
- ommission.
All of the members of the commission
went on the trip with the exception of
Secretary of State (',. S. Tlngey, who has
not yet returned from the east. Mr.
Tinge y has been in the casi attending a
onference of state bank examiners.
Upon Mr. Tingoy's return, the capi-
"1 commission will hold an Important
iiecting. fit which time the offers of
various sitos for Die now building olh^r
than Capitol hill will be taken up. The
matter of securing additional ground adjoining the present site also will be considered.
Another important matter to be taken
up by' the commission in the near future
is the sele.-tion «.f a successor to the late
President John Henry Smith, who was a
member of the cbmmiSSron.

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II
FOR' STATE CAPITOL
Members of Commission Goj
to Inspect Deposits at
Low Pass.
Governor William Spry and the members of the state capital commission, accompanied by Dr. Fred .1. Pack, instructor of geology in the University of Utah,
and two stone experts left the city over
the Western Pacific last night for Low
pass to examine the marble and granite
deposits at that place.
The members of the commission ore
planning to make a scries -of trips about
the state to sec, the various stono deposits before deriding upon the stone for th<
new capitol building. There are a number of granite and marble quarries in the
southern part of the state, which the
members of the commission expect to
visit.
Dr. Pack Is an authority on stone formation and Mill doubtless give, some valuable advice concerning the strength and
durability of the various stones. The
stone ex|>erts will bring samples to Salt
Lake. These samples Will he tested and
reports made to the members of lhc
- ommission.
All of the members of the commission
went on the trip with the exception of
Secretary of State (',. S. Tlngey, who has
not yet returned from the east. Mr.
Tinge y has been in the casi attending a
onference of state bank examiners.
Upon Mr. Tingoy's return, the capi-
"1 commission will hold an Important
iiecting. fit which time the offers of
various sitos for Die now building olh^r
than Capitol hill will be taken up. The
matter of securing additional ground adjoining the present site also will be considered.
Another important matter to be taken
up by' the commission in the near future
is the sele.-tion «.f a successor to the late
President John Henry Smith, who was a
member of the cbmmiSSron.